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Miners’ families welcome indictment of Massey Energy CEO Blankenship

November 14, 2014 By John Raby

A federal grand jury indicted the former Massey Energy CEO on numerous counts of conspiracy in the Apr. 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men.

Walmart workers begin first in-store sitdown strike in company history

November 13, 2014 By Combined Sources

"I'm sitting down on strike today to protest Walmart's illegal fear tactics and to send a message to management and the Waltons that they can't continue to silence us!"

AFL-CIO’s Samuel: Expect congressional attacks on workers rights

November 13, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Expect wide and various attacks on workers rights from a totally Republican-run 114h Congress, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel warns.

AFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit

November 13, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.

Locked capitol doors lead to Michigan unions’ right-to-work lawsuit

November 13, 2014 By Marty Mulcahy

The long-running war over Michigan's controversial, Republican-engineered "Right to Work" (for less) laws is headed to court.